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By Frank Oshanugor
The proactive posture of operatives of the Zamfara State Police Command has paid off as twenty one children abducted by kidnappers have unconditionally been rescued.
In a press conference on Saturday, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Mohammed Shehu, a Superintendent of Police (SP) who stood in, for the Commissioner of Police told journalists that on “31st December, 2021 at about 2300hrs, a distress call was received from Kucheri Village Via Tsafe LGA that, Armed Bandits in their large number blocked Gusau – Funtua Federal Highway at Kucheri axis, and abducted unspecified number of commuters in five (5) different vehicles.”
According to him “Police Tactical Operatives in Conjunction with the Military promptly responded to the distress call and moved to scene, where they engaged the hoodlums to a serious gun battle.
“The police operatives succeeded in rescuing twenty one kidnapped children including two (2) females who were coming from Rini Village in Bakura LGA to Katsina State for Almajiri Islamiyya School along with their Scholar named Lawali Ibrahim.
“The said scholar, Lawali Ibrahim and the driver of their Hummer Bus Vehicle were among the victims that are currently in captivity.”
He added that the Commissioner of Police has already sent reinforcement of Police operatives to complement the effort of the joint security operatives currently working to rescue the remaining victims and apprehend the perpetrators.
Meanwhile, the Police Command has called on the general public especially drivers and passengers to desist from night journeys as “night time is the period that is mostly used by the bandits to block road and kidnap commuters in the state.”
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